Next Porsche 911 GT3 will have optional manual transmission

The current Porsche 911 GT3 is available with just a dual-clutch automatic transmission, but that's going to change.

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Porsche has listened to the cries of enthusiasts for a manual transmission in the GT3

by
Clayton Seams | March 7, 2016

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The new Porsche 911 GT3 was met with positive reviews and earned praise for its high-winding flat-six engine, but the sole transmission available was (and is) Porsche‘s dual-clutch PDK automatic.

It was a controversial choice on Porsche’s behalf, but Andreas Preuninger, the automaker’s head of GT cars, said the next-generation 911 GT3 will be available with a manual transmission.

“We had a GT3 manual test car left and we all loved it,” Preuninger told Autocar UK. That said, the even more hardcore 911 GT3 RS will remain dual-clutch only.

Preuninger also said Porsche will be eyeing interest in the newly unveiled 911 R for the possibility of making more purist-oriented models, but these models are unlikely to have the R badge, as that designation is reserved for limited-edition cars.